The effect of interventions on realignment probabilities

Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money

Volumn 10, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 323-347

  Mundaca, B Gabriela ^a  

^a NORGES BANK   (Norway)

Author keywords

Central bank interventions; Realignments; Regime switches

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034362202     PISSN: 10424431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1042-4431(00)00042-1     Document Type: Article

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